TechieDan

When the news about D700 started to surface, it was at first thought of as a fake or photoshopped photo. Nikon finally announced it on their web with the Nikon D700 out, and this time, it’s going to be a new FX Semi Pro DSLR out there for Nikonians to select from. This D700 can replace the so called D200 and D300 DSLR specs, though only the cost would be a bit pricey with the cost range about $3000++ (USD).

A few advantage though of getting this camera compared to the ones of D300 and D200 respectively the D700 features an FX-format first introduced with the Nikon D3. In a funny thing, it combines both what they called a merge between D300 and partly D3 respectively.

A quote from www.nikon.com

The D700 has everything it takes to satisfy a broad
spectrum of photographic needs.The 12.1-megapixel FX-format
CMOS sensor with a sensing area of 36.0 x 23.9 mm; a sensitivity
range of ISO 200 to 6400; continuous shooting at up to 5
frames per second (and up to 8 fps with the optional Multi-Power
Battery Pack MB-D10; Nikon's exclusive 51-point AF system; Scene
Recognition System for optimum autofocus, auto exposure and auto
white balance detection – these are but a few of the advanced
capabilities of the extraordinary new D700.

Also be alert for the new SB-900 Flash Gun from Nikon.

Hmm.. shocking news. It seems that the free open source MySQL database has now been bought over by SUN. Yes, Sun, the creator of Java which is famous for it’s compile once run everywhere (basically platform independent).

In terms of news, with an astonishing figure of $1,000,000,000 or in literal translation 1 Billion dollars. That’s an astonishing figure. Looks like all the big players in the Internet market are buying over stuffs.

“The combination of MySQL and Sun represents an enormous opportunity for users and organizations of all sizes seeking innovation, growth and choice,” said Marten Mickos, CEO, MySQL.

Sun’s ever many Software will integrate with MySQL. The breakdown of the $1 billion can seperate in terms of $800 million in exchange of MySQL stock and approximated $200 million in other options. With this news, now not only with the long lasting partnership of Sun Microsystems and Oracle but also with an additional new database to integrate together.

“We are going to keep investing in that and keep doing that,” he said. “It is vital to our customers. It is vital to our business, but we can also use that expertise and share that expertise to optimize MySQL technology to run on Sun systems as well as Linux and Windows systems.” says Rich Green, executive Vice President of Sun Microsystems Software.